Active vs. Positive
Activeadjective
Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting;—opposed to passive, that receives.
Activeadjective
Quick in physical movement; of an agile and vigorous body; nimble.
Activeadjective
In action; actually proceeding; working; in force
Activeadjective
Being an active volcano. Compare extinct and dormant
Activeadjective
Given to action; constantly engaged in action; energetic; diligent; busy
Activeadjective
Requiring or implying action or exertion
Activeadjective
Given to action rather than contemplation; practical; operative
Activeadjective
Brisk; lively.
Activeadjective
Implying or producing rapid action.
Activeadjective
About verbs.
Activeadjective
Applied to a form of the verb; — opposed to passive. See active voice.
Activeadjective
Applied to verbs which assert that the subject acts upon or affects something else; transitive.
Activeadjective
Applied to all verbs that express action as distinct from mere existence or state.
Activeadjective
Capable of being processed by a compiler or interpreter.
Activeadjective
(gay sexual slang) of a homosexual man enjoying a role in anal sex in which he penetrates, rather than being penetrated by his partner.
Activenoun
A person or thing that is acting or capable of acting.
Activeadjective
Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting; - opposed to passive, that receives; as, certain active principles; the powers of the mind.
Activeadjective
Quick in physical movement; of an agile and vigorous body; nimble; as, an active child or animal.
Activeadjective
In action; actually proceeding; working; in force; - opposed to quiescent, dormant, or extinct; as, active laws; active hostilities; an active volcano.
Activeadjective
Given to action; constantly engaged in action; energetic; diligent; busy; - opposed to dull, sluggish, indolent, or inert; as, an active man of business; active mind; active zeal.
Activeadjective
Requiring or implying action or exertion; - opposed to sedentary or to tranquil; as, active employment or service; active scenes.
Activeadjective
Given to action rather than contemplation; practical; operative; - opposed to speculative or theoretical; as, an active rather than a speculative statesman.
Activeadjective
Brisk; lively; as, an active demand for corn.
Activeadjective
Implying or producing rapid action; as, an active disease; an active remedy.
Activeadjective
Applied to a form of the verb; - opposed to passive. See Active voice, under Voice.
Activenoun
chemical agent capable of activity
Activenoun
the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb;
Activenoun
a person devoted to the active life
Activeadjective
tending to become more severe or wider in scope;
Activeadjective
engaged in or ready for military or naval operations;
Activeadjective
disposed to take action or effectuate change;
Activeadjective
taking part in an activity;
Activeadjective
characterized by energetic activity;
Activeadjective
exerting influence or producing an effect;
Activeadjective
full of activity or engaged in continuous activity;
Activeadjective
in operation;
Activeadjective
of the sun; characterized by a high level activity in sunspots and flares and radio emissions
Activeadjective
expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor:
Activeadjective
expressing action rather than a state of being; used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')
Activeadjective
(of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt;
Activeadjective
producing activity or change
Activeadjective
engaged in full-time work;
Activeadjective
being in physical motion;
Activeadjective
characterized by energetic bodily activity;
Activeadjective
engaging or ready to engage in physically energetic pursuits
Activeadjective
moving or tending to move about vigorously or frequently
Activeadjective
characterized by busy or lively activity
Activeadjective
(of a person's mind or imagination) alert and lively
Activeadjective
pursuing an occupation or activity at a particular place or in a particular way
Activeadjective
participating or engaged in a particular sphere or activity in a positive or spontaneous rather than a passive way
Activeadjective
(of a thing) working; operative
Activeadjective
(of an electric circuit) capable of modifying its state or characteristics automatically in response to input or feedback
Activeadjective
(of a volcano) that is erupting or has erupted in historical times
Activeadjective
(of a disease) in which the symptoms are manifest; not in remission or latent
Activeadjective
having a chemical or biological effect on something
Activeadjective
denoting a voice of verbs in which the subject is typically the person or thing performing the action and which can take a direct object (e.g. she loved him as opposed to the passive form he was loved).
Activenoun
an active form of a verb.
Positiveadjective
Not negative or neutral.
Positiveadjective
(legal) Formally laid down.
Positiveadjective
Stated definitively and without qualification.
Positiveadjective
Fully assured in opinion.
Positiveadjective
(mathematics) Of number, greater than zero.
Positiveadjective
Characterized by constructiveness or influence for the better.
Positiveadjective
Overconfident, dogmatic.
Positiveadjective
Actual, real, concrete, not theoretical or speculative.
Positiveadjective
(physics) Having more protons than electrons.
Positiveadjective
(grammar) Describing the primary sense of an adjective, adverb or noun; not comparative, superlative, augmentative nor diminutive.
Positiveadjective
Derived from an object by itself; not dependent on changing circumstances or relations; absolute.
Positiveadjective
Characterized by the existence or presence of distinguishing qualities or features, rather than by their absence.
Positiveadjective
Characterized by the presence of features which support a hypothesis.
Positiveadjective
(photography) Of a visual image, true to the original in light, shade and colour values.
Positiveadjective
Favorable, desirable by those interested or invested in that which is being judged.
Positiveadjective
Wholly what is expressed; colloquially downright, entire, outright.
Positiveadjective
Optimistic.
Positiveadjective
(chemistry) electropositive
Positiveadjective
(chemistry) basic; metallic; not acid; opposed to negative, and said of metals, bases, and basic radicals.
Positiveadjective
(slang) HIV positive.
Positiveadjective
(New Age jargon) Good, desirable, healthful, pleasant, enjoyable; (often precedes 'energy', 'thought', 'feeling' or 'emotion').
Positivenoun
A thing capable of being affirmed; something real or actual.
Positivenoun
A favourable point or characteristic.
Positivenoun
Something having a positive value in physics, such as an electric charge.
Positivenoun
(grammar) A degree of comparison of adjectives and adverbs.
Positivenoun
(grammar) An adjective or adverb in the positive degree.
Positivenoun
(photography) A positive image; one that displays true colors and shades, as opposed to a negative.
Positivenoun
The positive plate of a voltaic or electrolytic cell.
Positivenoun
A positive result of a test.
Positiveadjective
Having a real position, existence, or energy; existing in fact; real; actual; - opposed to negative.
Positiveadjective
Derived from an object by itself; not dependent on changing circumstances or relations; absolute; - opposed to relative; as, the idea of beauty is not positive, but depends on the different tastes individuals.
Positiveadjective
Definitely laid down; explicitly stated; clearly expressed; - opposed to implied; as, a positive declaration or promise.
Positiveadjective
Hence: Not admitting of any doubt, condition, qualification, or discretion; not dependent on circumstances or probabilities; not speculative; compelling assent or obedience; peremptory; indisputable; decisive; as, positive instructions; positive truth; positive proof.
Positiveadjective
Prescribed by express enactment or institution; settled by arbitrary appointment; said of laws.
Positiveadjective
Fully assured; confident; certain; sometimes, overconfident; dogmatic; overbearing; - said of persons.
Positiveadjective
Having the power of direct action or influence; as, a positive voice in legislation.
Positiveadjective
Corresponding with the original in respect to the position of lights and shades, instead of having the lights and shades reversed; as, a positive picture.
Positiveadjective
Electro-positive.
Positiveadjective
Designating, or pertaining to, a motion or device in which the movement derived from a driver, or the grip or hold of a restraining piece, is communicated through an unyielding intermediate piece or pieces; as, a claw clutch is a positive clutch, while a friction clutch is not.
Positiveadjective
Designating a method of steering or turning in which the steering wheels move so that they describe concentric arcs in making a turn, to insure freedom from side slip or harmful resistance.
Positivenoun
That which is capable of being affirmed; reality.
Positivenoun
That which settles by absolute appointment.
Positivenoun
The positive degree or form.
Positivenoun
A picture in which the lights and shades correspond in position with those of the original, instead of being reversed, as in a negative.
Positivenoun
The positive plate of a voltaic or electrolytic cell.
Positivenoun
a film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond to those of the original subject
Positiveadjective
characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.;
Positiveadjective
having a positive electric charge;
Positiveadjective
involving advantage or good;
Positiveadjective
indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen;
Positiveadjective
formally laid down or imposed;
Positiveadjective
impossible to deny or disprove;
Positiveadjective
of or relating to positivism;
Positiveadjective
greater than zero;
Positiveadjective
marked by excessive confidence;
Positiveadjective
persuaded of; very sure;
Positiveadjective
granting what has been desired or requested;
